The Leon County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating a missing 19-year-old Florida State student.

Justin Dean Shields was seen on Wednesday on FSU's campus. His car was located Friday near Old Magnolia Road, in the outskirts of Tallahassee. Someone matching his description was seen near his car at 7 a.m. Friday.

LCSO is searching the area with K-9 units and is asking the public to avoid the area to keep it from being compromised. The area is heavily wooded, according to LCSO spokesman Dave Teems.

Shields is from Miami and attended Coral Reef High School, according to information from his parents. He is part of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. His keys, wallets and cell phone were found inside his car. He is a 6-foot-tall white man and weighs about 170 pounds.

The investigation revealed someone matching Shields’ description was seen walking on Old Magnolia Road around 7 a.m. Friday morning. Deputies were able to determine Shields had not been seen by friends or family since Wednesday.

Patrol units stayed on scene overnight Friday in case Shields returned to the area. Saturday morning,

LCSO detectives returned to the scene and began searching for Shields using K-9 units, the LCSO Dive Team, and the LCSO helicopters. LCSO has set up a command post in the area at the Hilltop Country Store and will continue efforts to locate Shields.

Anyone with information should call 850-606-5800.

Justin Dean Shields(Photo: LCSO)

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story gave an incorrect location for where Justin Dean Shields was last seen.